“Some day I will grow up and join them”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/4.5, 1/400s, ISO 250. Viewpoint off Diamond Creek Falls Trail.
Finished: Count Luckner: The Sea Devil, by Lowell Thomas 📚. The (mostly?) true story of a German naval officer who commanded a sailing ship that the Germans used as a commerce raider in WWI. Very much written in the “boy’s own adventure” vein of romanticizing everything. A period piece, but fun.
“Squirrel Condo”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/25s, ISO 6400. Douglas Squirrels along the Diamond Creek Falls Trail.
“Snowmelt Cascade”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 27mm, f/9, 1/250s, ISO 4000. Fall Creek near the Vivian Lake Trail.
“Cliff View”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/2s, ISO 200. Fall Creek Falls.
Finished: To Climates Unknown, by Arturo Serrano 📚. I’m generally a fan of alternate history, but the technology in this one is so preposterous (17th century undetectable battle submarines? Atomic bombs without electronics?) that I just couldn’y get interested. Finished the book but will never re-read.
This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three Days
Terabytes of data per night. I’m glad there are still things like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory being built to awe and delight me (well, and for other reasons, too).
“Mystery”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/9, 1/2.5s, ISO 1250. Fisher Creek Trail
#mbjune Day 13: pathway 📷
As of today I have hiked over 750 miles this year. That probably explains why my feet hurt.
“Hiding”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/7.1, 1/200s, ISO 500. Steller’s Jay at Spencer Butte..
#mbjune Day 12: hidden 📷
“Around the Bend”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 100. Shot at the Vivian Lake Trail crossing.
Finished: War, by Sebastian Junger 📚. The story of a single platoon engaged in heavy combat in Afghanistan, told by a reporter who spent months embedded, sharing much of the soldiers' danger. In addition to reportage, Junger also digs into the meaning of courage and why men are willing to fight (and die) for one another.
“Stumpseat”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 20mm, f/8, 1/13s, ISO 2500. Chainsaw art along the Diamond Creek Falls Trail.
Entire Fullbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference
Another Congressionally-mandated, bipartisan, democratic institution destroyed by the narrow-minded thugs who have seized power in Washington.
US Marines arrive in LA; California governor warns ‘democracy under assault’
I think most of us knew democracy was under assault last November, or even earlier. Politicians can be kinda slow sometimes.
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters
I hope Midjourney gets sued out of existence - along with every other VC-backed company that thinks “fuck the law, I’ll do what I want” (including AirBnB and Uber). This Silicon Valley attitude, I think, bears some responsibility for the continuing breakdown of any social contract in this country.
“Mind the Edge”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 27mm, f/8, 1/15s, ISO 250. Top of a small waterfall near Salt Creek Falls.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
A guide from WIRED.
“Memory”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.1mm, f/3.2, 1/200s, ISO 100. Remnant of an old homestead in Suzanne Arlie Park.
#mbjune Day 11: brick 📷
“Rooted Man”
Olympus TG-6 @ 9mm, f/4.5, 1/50s, ISO 1000. Oregon Manroot growing over a fern along the trail at Mount Pisgah.
